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Last time we talked about my murderhobo run in Skyrim: https://incels.is/threads/doing-a-m...anniversary-edition-bethesdacels-gtih.850030/
Today we will talk about an older entry in the TES series: Morrowind, which I've been playing in the last couple of weeks
But this time, it's not a murderhobo playthrough, it's more of a normal run 
It is a surprisingly deep RPG. Compared to Skyrim, which is likely the first TES game a lot of us played including myself, it has more stats, more weapon types, more armor types and slots, more schools of magic. This allows you to create a lot of possible, specialized builds that feel distinct.
Custom spell-making is the absolute best feature of the game. It allows you to become godly. It allows you to really do anything and your own creativity is your limit. The game basically respects you enough as a player to give you the freedom to break it and do whatever you want.
For example, there was a guy who wanted a poetry book before giving you some information. In a modern game, this fetch quest would have pointed you to the book, you would have gone to the book to pick it up, then you would have returned to the quest giver. It would be a boring, mindless activity.
In Morrowind, your journal only tells you to go to a bookseller to get a poetry book. First, you need to find a bookseller. One way is to ask NPCs about notable locations in a settlement. Once you get to the bookseller, you need to identify the book. There is no book called ''Poetry book''. Sellable items are displayed on the shelves, so you literally have to skim the books to determine if it can be considered a poetry book. This level of direct gameplay interactivity is lacking in modern games, and it feels very rewarding when you get it right.
Also, doing quests for the various guilds feels much more realistic and less ''videogamey'' compared to Skyrim. In Skyrim, factions basically have one cinematic main chain questline. In Morrowind, it's mostly fragmented smaller jobs. Guilds in Morrowind actually require you to have the appropriate skills before they promote you. If you don't get promoted, you simply don't get further jobs. There is no ''becoming the archmage of the Mages guild without casting a single spell'' bullshit. I love Skyrim, but tha was an immersion-breaking TRAVESTY
Bethesda games used to have so much souls. It felt like talented, passionated developers and writers worked on their games. Thinking of how Starfield turned on, it makes me sad. But do not worry about it, I am going to make a whitepill thread about Starfield soon
We cope with Bethesda games
Tagging fellow morrowindcels @Xul @Lego Island 2 @Chud Norris72 @Vittum @ChindianEugenicist @Autistic Uggo @Loliraider @Maikowski @proudweeb @HotDogCel @Trident @anotherwastedlife @weaselbomber
Today we will talk about an older entry in the TES series: Morrowind, which I've been playing in the last couple of weeks
It is a surprisingly deep RPG. Compared to Skyrim, which is likely the first TES game a lot of us played including myself, it has more stats, more weapon types, more armor types and slots, more schools of magic. This allows you to create a lot of possible, specialized builds that feel distinct.
Custom spell-making is the absolute best feature of the game. It allows you to become godly. It allows you to really do anything and your own creativity is your limit. The game basically respects you enough as a player to give you the freedom to break it and do whatever you want.
- You could for example create a levitation spell and then attack melee enemies from above with ranged attacks, and they can't do anything about it.
- If your character has low charisma and can't persuade an NPC, and you don't have money to bribe them, simply create a spell to temporarily boost your Personality stat.
- If you have created or purchased a very powerful spell, but you don't have the skill to cast it, just create another spell to temporarily boost your Willpower for enough time to cast the spell you want.
- If you want to get skill training from an NPC, but you don't want to spend a lot of money, just create a drain skill spell on yourself to appear less experienced and pay less for training, because the amount is based on the skill level
For example, there was a guy who wanted a poetry book before giving you some information. In a modern game, this fetch quest would have pointed you to the book, you would have gone to the book to pick it up, then you would have returned to the quest giver. It would be a boring, mindless activity.
In Morrowind, your journal only tells you to go to a bookseller to get a poetry book. First, you need to find a bookseller. One way is to ask NPCs about notable locations in a settlement. Once you get to the bookseller, you need to identify the book. There is no book called ''Poetry book''. Sellable items are displayed on the shelves, so you literally have to skim the books to determine if it can be considered a poetry book. This level of direct gameplay interactivity is lacking in modern games, and it feels very rewarding when you get it right.
Also, doing quests for the various guilds feels much more realistic and less ''videogamey'' compared to Skyrim. In Skyrim, factions basically have one cinematic main chain questline. In Morrowind, it's mostly fragmented smaller jobs. Guilds in Morrowind actually require you to have the appropriate skills before they promote you. If you don't get promoted, you simply don't get further jobs. There is no ''becoming the archmage of the Mages guild without casting a single spell'' bullshit. I love Skyrim, but tha was an immersion-breaking TRAVESTY
Bethesda games used to have so much souls. It felt like talented, passionated developers and writers worked on their games. Thinking of how Starfield turned on, it makes me sad. But do not worry about it, I am going to make a whitepill thread about Starfield soon
We cope with Bethesda games
Tagging fellow morrowindcels @Xul @Lego Island 2 @Chud Norris72 @Vittum @ChindianEugenicist @Autistic Uggo @Loliraider @Maikowski @proudweeb @HotDogCel @Trident @anotherwastedlife @weaselbomber





